Agriophara discobola

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Agriophara discobola
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Depressariidae
Genus: Agriophara
Species:
A. discobola
Binomial name
Agriophara discobola
Turner, 1898

Agriophara discobola is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by Alfred Jefferis Turner in 1898. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Victoria. [1]

The wingspan is 25–28 mm. The forewings are whitish densely irrorated with grey, and with some blackish scales. There is a well-marked irregular streak from the base of the costa along the fold to beyond the middle of the disc, immediately beyond this is a circular brownish spot in the disc at two-thirds, edged posteriorly with blackish and an oblique interrupted line from the costa at one-fourth to the central streak, as well as another more obscure from the costa at two-fifths. There is a circularly curved row of blackish dots in the disc beyond the brownish spot. The hindwings are dark-grey. [2]

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References

  1. Agriophara Archived 2016-06-03 at the Wayback Machine at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms.
  2. Annals of the Queensland Museum 4: 32 PD-icon.svgThis article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .